AMD FirePro W4170M vs NVIDIA GRID K160Q

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W4170M and NVIDIA GRID K160Q videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W4170M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
  • Around 59% higher texture fill rate: 21.6 GTexel / s vs 13.6 GTexel / s
  • 2x more pipelines: 384 vs 192
  • 2.1x better floating-point performance: 691.2 gflops vs 326.4 gflops
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
  • 2.2x more memory clock speed: 4000 MHz vs 1782 MHz
  • Around 66% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1041 vs 628
  • Around 50% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2802 vs 1871
  • Around 50% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2802 vs 1871
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2689 vs 2654
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2689 vs 2654
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 28 April 2014 vs 28 June 2013
Texture fill rate 21.6 GTexel / s vs 13.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines 384 vs 192
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops vs 326.4 gflops
Maximum memory size 2 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz vs 1782 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1041 vs 628
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2802 vs 1871
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2802 vs 1871
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2689 vs 2654
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2689 vs 2654

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GRID K160Q

  • Around 3% higher core clock speed: 850 MHz vs 825 MHz
  • Around 24% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 262 vs 211
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 850 MHz vs 825 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 262 vs 211

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W4170M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GRID K160Q

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1041
628
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
211
262
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2802
1871
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2802
1871
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2689
2654
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2689
2654
Name AMD FirePro W4170M NVIDIA GRID K160Q
PassMark - G3D Mark 1041 628
PassMark - G2D Mark 211 262
Geekbench - OpenCL 6460
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 15.502
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2802 1871
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2802 1871
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2689 2654
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2689 2654
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1237
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1237

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FirePro W4170M NVIDIA GRID K160Q

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler
Code name Mars GK107
Launch date 28 April 2014 28 June 2013
Place in performance rating 1042 1044
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $125

Technical info

Boost clock speed 900 MHz
Core clock speed 825 MHz 850 MHz
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops 326.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 192
Texture fill rate 21.6 GTexel / s 13.6 GTexel / s
Transistor count 1,040 million 1,270 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_1) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 64 GB / s 28.51 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1782 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Shared memory 0

Technologies

AppAcceleration
Enduro
Powerplay